The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-06-30
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
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terS--NOtes from the Departments.
Department Gleaniugs.
DEPARTMENT. CT CALIFORNIA.

Department. that is conducted as economicalIy, We
have never yet paid one dollar for rent of Office
furniture, for salaries. all cheerfly doing their
work for the pure love of the With 40 CORPS
all IN good working ORDER and so widely distrIb-
uted over the State, you may know it means both
time and labor to take of them. Mrs. Carr
makes a most efficient Department President and
she is fortunate in having her father connected
with the railroad, has pass, and has already visit
ed many Of the Corps, and will probably visit
nearly ali in her jurisdiction during her year This
you know, means good deal Of hard travel, as we
include Nevada and Arizona. We are getting along
nicely in our Home ]" have Incorporated, and
hope to begin to build very soon. We have the land
and about s3.OOOin money. We always have a full
Board meeting, the members from the country at
tending regularly and bearing their own expenses.
very pleasing and touching incident occurred
during the last meeting Of Lyon Corps. Oakland.
IL being the SD anniversary of the birthday of Mrs.
Brooks the oldest lady of the Corps, Mrs. Lohse
the most excellent President, In a touching little
speech directed basket of flowers to be given to
Mrs. Brooks. Mrs. Col Cooley made the presenta-
ton with a few appropriate words. Dear Grand
ma Brooks shei Familiarity called. was vsibly
affected and replied in few brief words. Then
other little tokens of the day were given her by
the ladies, including cakes, bouquets little paint
| ed card, and other mementoes. Then followed q
bountifu lunch. supplied by the ladies, at the end
of which Mrs. Brooks proposed the following toast
which all the ladies' standing. drank in good coffee:
May there always be dollar in the treasury as
long as soldier, sailor marine needs one" Then
/ the ladies eircled around her. singing Aud Lang
Syne" and throwing flowers at her feet. As her
emotion was then becoming too visible they cheer
/ ed her by saying they all wanted to live as long
| and be wellbeoved she. Mrs Brooks il a
| remarkably wellpreserved woman, and looks as if
/ she had years longer to live. The incident will
/ long live In the memories of the participants.
1 Mrs. May Gorham, Senior Vice President Of Gar
neld Corps, was given q touching good-by by the
Corps and assembled friends the eve of her de-
paTtrre for "A home in the East and presented with
| a gold badge by her associates. Mrs. Ellen Law
| renee, President, made the presentation dwelling
i upon the many lovable and noble qualities of the
| recipient, to which the latter made a fitting re-
| sponse. Gov. Solomon, Department. Commander.
calamity assisted in pinning on the badge.
| At preliminary Memorial meeting by Lincoln
Corps No 3. an intermission was declared 70 admit
Department Commander Solomon and staff and the
| comrades OfLineoln Post, under command of Judge
i Dibble. Every seat filed. The ladies' ear
ried out the very excellent program prepared after
/ which Comrades Solomon and Dibble spoke words
OF encouragement and praise Of the good work of
Many delightful instances of the tender zeal of
/ the W.R.C. in the cause Of our veterans were
| enumerated with the recurrence of Memorial Day.
At San Francisco sumner and Fair Oaks Corps fol-
lowed the Posts In carriages, and at Metropolitan
i Theater, where Memorial exercises were held the
stage was beautifully decorated by the ladies OF
the Corps, and arranged TO represent par!or with
their aTched doorways. In the central arch was a
| large shield, worked in bright red flowers upon
/ which was wrought the words, Grant and
| Logan" In the arches on each side were immense
| emblems representing Grand Army Posts and Re-
lief Corps, most beautifully made. Numerous
smaller pieces were placed upon the stage and the
| whole tastefully festooned with slken banners
/ with National colors.
At Vallejo the ladies OF Farragut Corps with the
boys and girls fthe Orphans Home, followed The
Post in carriages and joined in the Memorial serv-
ices at the cemetery. 1t was the largest procession
| ever seen at Vallejo.
/ Belmont Corps Of Auburn, besides assisting IN
i the Memorial observances of Belmont Post visited,
by n delegation, Baher Corps at New Castle where
| the Post and Corps held joint exercises. Belmont
Corps has Just presented the Post with handsome
/ silk banner, regulation size, Mrs. Maud T. McCul-
i Tough, President, making an admirable presenta-
i ton address. Post Commander Rabe and other
Il comrades eXDreaspd aDDrppiafiOn md
| Post Commander Hewes and comrades of Baker
| Post joined in the congratulations.
1 Phil Sheridan Corps, san Jose, surprised the
Post with n feast of good things on a recent even
Ing. and entertained 1.-THE boys" with a charming
program of song and recitation. On Memorial
Day Phil Sheridan Post, having decorated com
| rades graves of an adjoining town in the morning
| were In return invited by the Corps to partake oil
dinner at Grand Army Hall. where tables had been
| spread for them, after which Post and Corps pro.
| eeeded To Oak Hill Cemetery, where, Joined by
John A. Dix Post and Corps the graves of our dead
heroes were heaped with flowers. The tribute u
| Gen. John A. Logan told how sacred his memory
| WAS held in the hearts of his comrades. The army
| nurses, those brave women who so nobly helped tC
hght the battles OF our country, were notforgotten
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
| DEAR TRIBUNE: Corps No. q. SOmerville. furnish.
| ed Lutton-hOle bouquets to the Post on Memorial
| Day. aad provided collation. for the comrades
and also for the City Government and other guests
The Corps accepted an invitation from the Post d
| attend the Memorial services in a body and alsS
| an invitation from Rev. J. w. Hamilton to b,
present with Post No. 1879 at a War-SonS Concer
| at the First vi. r. Church on Memorial evening.
Mrs. NJ. f.. Knowles. Department Chaplain gave
patriotic recitatiOns at the Memorial services il
BrOektOn by invitation of the Post committee.
Mrs. Hattie A. Ralph Department Treasurer
who has been seriously III since Convention, hau
sufficiently recovered to enable her to visit De
partment Headquarters occasionally. Mrs. Ralph
Is recognized as model Treasurer, and a host @
friends rejoice at the prospect of her permanent
covery.
By Invitation of Fletcher Webster Post Brock
| Mas DpnartunRnt praaidanf Tra - Ar
mes Parker was escorted in a bsrouche to the Me
mortal services May so. Mrs. Parker gave n bre
address at the anniversary of the Ladies' Aid Asso
citation at the Soldiers Home June g. She is con
stAntly receiving invitations to speak at Crane
Army and Relief Corps gatherings, and her word
and work appreciated in Massachusetts.
| Corps No. 81 Pittsield, made lS5 wreaths sever
CROSSES and six stars of evergreenS and filed ~
baskets of flowers. shaft eight feet high the,
covered with Florida moss, with the word I'm
known" in purple immOr! elles and placed upOI
the mound dedicated to the Unknown. A cross iv
and a half feet high, covered with laurel and TIL
word Logan" in memory of Gen. Logan wa
placed upon the soldiers lot. Four large fora
crosses placed upon the graves of the deeease,
members of the W.RC, and for their deeeasej
Secretary a floral W.RC. badge. the top of white
with the letters "W.RC. in red immortelles tn
center of blue for-Get-me-nots, the pendant Of
and white roses. The Corps served the Post will
a collation. following the decoration ceremonies
Mrs. NJ. f. Oatman. Corresponding Secretary.
In the GAR. procession ut Salem, Mass, UnioI
| Jack presented by Corps "a, was carried by Jane
Wilkins of the U. :. :. Lancaster in full uniform
In Harmony Grove Cemetery o second monumen
was dedicated to the Soldiers and Sailors of Salem
| The monument Is Is feet high, base feet square
| die "a feet, plinth Ia feet high On the top is tn
figure of soldier at parade rest 81 feet high. Ii
the Greenlawn Cemetery at the soldiers lot fora
badge of the Fifteenth Corps (Gen Logan's Corps
was placed on the monument, n basket OF flower
| in commemOration of the Unknown Dead. and
basket of flowers placed on the grave of one of on
members, these decorations being the work Of tn
Relief Corps.-Mattie ). Frye, Corresponding Sec
rotary, Corps 81
At Wakefield the decorations of the soldiers LOT
Lakeside Cemetery, were In charge of the w II.
| From a large floral mound rose q cross seven fee
| In height, made of evergreen, and in the eente
clusters of lilies of the valley and pansies.
the memory of our brave Gen. Logan there was
| large pillow, made of pure white flowers, with
| border of pansies, resting upon q floral standard
| In the center was the word Logan" inscribed il
| purple inmortees. Upon the four cannon whic
define the bounds of the soldiers lot were la
| wreaths of white flowers and evergreen. TIL
, | whole effect was chaste and beautiful. Warre
| Corps, No 60 served generally on committees, an
! | little children gathered flowers and assisted il
making button hole bouquets. which were sent I
GAR Hall to be worn by comrades attendin
Divine services, Sunday, p MN. +. Alorn, Col
responding Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW JERSEY.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The Relief Corps of New Jerse
| are In a hourishing condition. and generally oh
| served Memorial Day. In Trenton, Aaron Wiike
| Corps No 2 made beautiful bouquets. one for eac
grave nearly 500. A large mound was filed wit
! choice plants, and large and handsome wreath {
? immortelles with the words ITO the Unknown
, was placed on the mound in the center of the so
diersi Mat Riyerview Cemetery. Also, n beautifI
. bouquet in memory of Gen. John A. Logan. TIL
! good work continues in our Department. under th
able management of our Department officers, an
| our annual report next February will be a graf
fytng one to every member of our Order.-Lizzi
: X. Kents Corresponding Secretary, New Brun